Pathogens are disease causing microorganisms. They can be spread in many ways; by direct contact, by water or by air. Different pathogens are spread by different mechanisms. VISIT us at www.fuseschool.org, where all of our videos are carefully organised into topics and specific orders, and to se
A pathogen is a microorganism that can cause disease. Pathogens may be viruses, bacteria, protists or fungi. Examples of bacteria infections are cholera, typhoid, food poisoning and gonorrhoea. Examples of viral infections are the flu (influenza), measles, mumps, the common cold and AIDS. Some com
Human Defence Systems Against Pathogens | Health | Biology | FuseSchool Pathogens are disease causing microorganisms, that our body has many defence mechanisms against. The skin is the first physical barrier, providing a protective layer that is hard to penetrate. We also have sebaceous glands tha
Vaccinations protect both humans and animals from a wide range of preventable and potentially serious illnesses. With vaccines, we take advantage of one of the most important aspects of the immune system: the ability to develop immunological memory. This means that once a person or animal is expose
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool Do you remember tripping over as a kid and cutting your knee? And then like magic, the bleeding suddenly stops? Have you ever wondered why this happens? Our body is very clever and produces substances to seal off the open wound. In this v
All living organisms are made up of cells - they are the basic building blocks of life. There are two important categories of cells: plant cells and animal cells. In this video we look at animal cells in more detail. Animal cells are the type of cell that make up our bodies... and the bodies of al
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool CREDITS Animation & Design: Joshua Thomas (jtmotion101@gmail.com) Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Bethan Parry Digestion is a complex process that our bodies carry out using a variety of chemicals. In this video, we’re going to focus o
For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * T cells are an important component of the body’s immune system. As ERIKA PEARCE explains, there are several types of T cells which form consecutively during the immune response and serve different purposes. Effector T cells combat pathogens from infections
At about 3.5 billion years old, bacteria are one of the oldest living organisms on earth. They are responsible for a range of diseases including cholera, tuberculosis and the plague amongst many others. But they aren’t all bad; there are trillions of good bacteria living in your gut that are essen
Carbon nanotubes, or CNT, are being used to make products stronger, lighter, faster, and more efficient. But are they safe? A growing body of research is raising concerns over the hazards presented by some forms of the material. As ever though, the risk to health depends on who is exposed to what
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool CREDITS Animation & Design: Reshenda Wakefield Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Gemma Young Did you know that it wasn’t until around 200 years ago that people knew what caused infectious diseases? Before that, they believed that one caus
